Student Video

Below is a collection of all of our online video clips featuring student speeches, classroom footage and student work, with the most recent clips appearing first. Watch this space for more as we continue to grow our extensive library online.

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Civil Rights Field Trip

Mahal speaks of her experiences on a Facing History Civil Rights field trip that culminated at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.

2 weeks 3 days ago
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Carson High School Students Recite Poems About "Becoming American"

In 2005, students from Carson High School discussed their ancestral identities and what "Becoming American" means to them.

6 weeks 3 days ago
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David Burstein on the Westport Youth Film Festival

Facing History alumnus and founder of 18 in '08 David Burstein discusses the Westport Youth Film Festival, which he co-founded while a Facing History student at Weston High School in Weston, CT.
13 weeks 4 days ago
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David Burstein on Facing History's Impact

Facing History alumnus and founder of 18-in-08 David Burstein reflects on Facing History's impact.
13 weeks 4 days ago
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David Burstein on Getting Young People Involved

Facing History alumnus and founder of 18 in 08 David Burstein on getting young people involved in the political process.

13 weeks 4 days ago
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Student Yasameen R. asks Paul Rusesabagina about his Courage

Yasameen describes her experience with Facing History and Ourselves, learning about the Holocaust, genocide, and racism and the importance of standing up to injustice.  She asks Paul Rusesabagina how
18 weeks 4 days ago
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Student Yasameen R. Becomes an Upstander through Facing History

Student Yasameen R., with Persian and Argentinian parents, became self-conscious about her Middle Eastern heritage after 9/11.  Facing History helped her and her classmates understand how everyo

18 weeks 4 days ago
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Student Raquel F Asks Why Do We Learn History?

Raquel F, at the 1996 New York Benefit Dinner, asks "What do we do once we have learned history? These are difficult questions. I have more thoughts than answers.
19 weeks 3 days ago
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Raquel F. Learned to Fight Indifference through Facing History

Raquel studied Facing History as a new immigrant to the United States from Brazil.  Facing History motivated her to learn English, and she learned to understand her own life through the course.  Sev
20 weeks 3 days ago
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Alumna Lisa Krakow Learned the Importance of Speaking Up

Facing History alumni Lisa Krakow learned to take apart cultural constructs to understand power and meaning, and to speak up when necessary.
21 weeks 4 days ago